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FIX: Cvpack INTERNAL ERROR When Linking Large Projects

Article ID: 167994

Article Last Modified on 10/24/2003

Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Professional Edition

This article was previously published under Q167994

SYMPTOMS

When you link a large project by using version 5.00.7022 of cvpack.exe that ships with Visual C++ 5.0, the following error message may appear:

***** cvpack INTERNAL ERROR, exception code - 0xc0000005 *****

CAUSE

This occurs when the number of types exceeds 64K.

RESOLUTION

You can work around this problem by turning off the compiler's /Z7 switch and using a program database for the debug information.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been corrected in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 1.

For additional information about the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

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